Men's Basketball Earns Fifth Seed for 2015 NECC Championship

ATTLEBORO, Mass. - Mitchell College has earned the fifth seed in the 2015 New England Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Championship, which begins with first round play on Tuesday, February 24.

The Mariners (12-12 overall, 9-7 NECC) will play at fourth-seeded Becker College (15-10 overall, 10-6 NECC) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The winner will advance to the semifinals to take on top-seeded Southern Vermont College (22-3 overall, 16-0 NECC) on February 27.

Mitchell and Becker split a pair of regular season contests. The Mariners won the initial meeting in on January 29 at home, triumphing by a final score of 86-83 in double overtime. The Hawks were the winners this past weekend in the regular season finale, pulling out a 93-86 victory that clinched the fourth seed and a home game in the tournament.

The other first round game features sixth-seeded Daniel Webster College (10-15 overall, 7-9 NECC) at third-seeded Elms College (11-13 overall, 10-6 NECC). The winner of that game will play second-seeded Regis College (17-8 overall, 12-4 NECC) in the semifinals at Southern Vermont. 

The title game will be held on Saturday, February 28 at Southern Vermont. The winner will earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.

2015 NECC Men's Basketball Championship Bracket

Six-team, single elimination tournament

Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Game 1: #5 Mitchell College at #4 Becker, 7:00 p.m.
Game 2: #6 Daniel Webster at #3 Elms, 8:00 p.m.

Friday, February 27, 2015 (Games played at Southern Vermont)
Game 3: Game 1 Winner vs. #1 Southern Vermont, 6:00 p.m.
Game 4: Game 2 Winner vs. #2 Regis

Saturday, February 28, 2015 (Game played at Southern Vermont)
Game 5: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 5:00 p.m.